Total 29 pts | 81%ADULT OCCUPANT

Citroen C5Citroen C5 2.0 diesel 'Dynamic', LHD

81% 77%

32% 83%

Driver Passenger

SIDE IMPACT CAR 8 pts

Car Pole

FRONTAL IMPACT 14,6 pts

SIDE IMPACT POLE 6 pts

REAR IMPACT (WHIPLASH) 0,6 pts

FRONTAL IMPACT

HEAD

Driver airbag contact stable

Passenger airbag contact stable

Head protection airbag Yes

Chest protection airbag Yes

SIDE IMPACT

Passenger compartment stable

Windscreen Pillar rearward 9mm

CHEST

Steering wheel rearward none

Steering wheel upward none

Chest contact with steering wheel

none

Stiff structures in dashboard yes: ignition barrel, centre console, heater blower motor

Concentrated loads on knees yes: ignition barrel, centre console

UPPER LEGS, KNEES AND PELVIS

LOWER LEGS AND FEET

Rearward pedal movement none

Upward pedal movement none

Footwell Collapse none

Seat description Single control manual, continuous adjustment.

Head restraint type Passive

WHIPLASH

Geometric assessment 0,1 pts

TESTS

- High severity 0,5 pts

- Medium severity 0,4 pts

- Low severity 0,5 pts

GOOD

ADEQUATE

MARGINAL

WEAK

POOR

0,8 pts

3 pts

2 pts

FRONTAL IMPACT

Total 38 pts | 77%CHILD OCCUPANT

Total 11 pts | 32%PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ASSIST Total 6 pts | 83%

18 MONTH OLD CHILD

3 YEAR OLD CHILD

Restraint

Group

Facing

Installation

Romer DUO ISOFIX

1

forward

ISOFIX anchorages and top tether

Restraint

Group

Facing

Installation

Romer DUO ISOFIX

1

forward

ISOFIX anchorages and top tether

PERFORMANCE

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION

PERFORMANCE

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION

8,9 pts

4 pts

2 pts

11 pts

4 pts

2 pts

VEHICLE BASED ASSESSMENT

6 pts Airbag warning Label

Head forward movement protected

Head acceleration good

Chest load fair

Head containment protected

Head acceleration good

SIDE IMPACT

FRONTAL IMPACT

Head forward movement protected

Head acceleration good

Chest load fair

Head containment protected

Head acceleration good

SIDE IMPACT

Text warning label permanently attached to both sides of the passenger sun visor.

SPEED LIMITATION ASSISTANCE

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

- driver 1 pts

- passenger 1 pts

SEATBELT REMINDER

HEAD 5,4 pts

PELVIS 0 pts

LEG 6 pts

- standard

- 0, not available

GOOD

MARGINAL

POOR

DETAILS OF TESTED CAR

COMMENTS

Adult occupant

Child occupant

Pedestrian

Safety assist

The passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However, information provided to the driver about the status of the airbag is not sufficiently clear. The label warning of the dangers of using a rearward facing restraint without first disabling the airbag was clear and permanently visible. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear outboard seats was not clearly marked.

The C5 was awarded no points for the protection offered by the front edge of the bumper to pedestrians' legs. The bonnet surface was also rated as predominantly poor in the area likely to be struck by an adult's head. However, the bumper scored maximum points.

The passenger compartment remained stable during the impact. The driver's knees were well protected by an airbag mounted in the lower dashboard. Citroen showed that the airbag would also protect occupants who were larger or smaller than the dummy used in the test, and those sat in different seating positions. The passenger was well restrained and his knees did not get close to the dashboard. The C5 scored maximum points in the side impact test. In the more severe side pole test, the driver's chest scored no points owing to the rib deflections measured in the dummy. The protection provided against whiplash protection was also rated as poor.

In contrast to the previous C5, the seatbelt reminder system for the new car does not detect an occupant in the front passenger seat until the seatbelt has been buckled. It then warns the passenger if he unbuckles his belt. Euro NCAP requires the system to be able to warn front seat occupants that they are unbuckled at the start of a journey so Citroen's system was not rewarded for that seating position. The system met Euro NCAP's requirements for the driver's seat and the rear seats. Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is fitted as standard equipment on all variants, as is a driver-set speed limitation device.

SPECIFICATIONS

Citroen C5 2.0 diesel 'Dynamic', LHD

Tested model

Body type 5 door hatchback

Year of publication 2009

VIN from which rating applies applies to all 08 model year C5s

1608kgKerb weight

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Front seatbelt pretensioners

Front seatbelt load limiters

Driver frontal airbag single stage

Side body airbags

Side head airbags

single stageFront passenger frontal airbag

Driver knee airbag